The Barrow Legion Heroes

Wight King (Skeletal Steed)

Wight Kings are incredibly powerful Undead, almost as hard to destroy as Vampires. Suffused with Dark Magic, a Wight King's weapons shimmer with baleful energy. The merest touch of their spear tip or blade can drain the life from their foes, or slice through flesh and bone with an ease that is frightening to behold. Clad in ancient armour, their flesh all but withered away, there is little for an adversary to cut or stab. Even to stand before one of these skeletal warriors of antiquity takes an extreme effort of will. For these reasons, a Vampire will often charge a Wight King with carrying forth the Undead general's personal banner. Such a duty is often integral to the army's stability, and these indomitable Undead warriors are able to hold aloft the army standard whilst tirelessly striking down one foe after another.

Unit Name Wight King (Skeletal Steed)

Main Unit Key wh_main_vmp_cha_wight_king_1

Land Unit Key wh_main_vmp_cha_wight_king_1

Land Unit Group Parents Heroes

Land Unit Group Melee Specialist

Caste Hero

Category Cavalry

Class Command

Custom Battle Cost 700

Recruitment Cost 1100

Upkeep Cost 275

Number of Units 1

Hit Points 5460

├ Mount 1

├ Mount Entity

├ Mount Hit Points

├ Num Mounts hu1_wight_king_hr1_skeletal_steed_sword_shield

├ Man Entity wh_main_vmp_inf_wight

├ Man Hit Points 8

├ Num Men 1

└ Bonus Hit Points 5452

Mass 700

└ Man Mass 700.0000

Armour 90

├ Armour wh2_main_plate_90

├ Shield wh_missile_block_35_wood

└ Missile Block Chance 35

Leadership 70

Speed 33

└ Man Speed 33

Melee Attack 44

Melee Defence 48

Weapon Strength 410

├ Melee Weapon wh_main_vmp_sword_hero_wight_king

├ Base Weapon Damage 260

├ Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage 150

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

└ Bonus vs. Infantry 14

Charge Bonus 35

Abilities

• Wounds
  Even the greatest foes can be laid low with terrible injuries, and the greater the damage done, the less able they will be to effectively continue the fray.
  Speed x 90%
  Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage x 80%
  Base Weapon Damage x 80%
• Foe-Seeker
  There are those who wish nothing more than to be at the heart of battle, seeking foes to vanquish.
  Speed x 125%
• Heroic Killing Blow
  There are powerful beings who can decapitate a dragon or plunge a sword into the heart of a griffon in one mighty strike.
  Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage x 150%
  Base Weapon Damage x 150%
• Crumbling
  The dead do not rest easily in the Old World. Those summoned by Vampires and Necromancers no longer have mortal concerns - they serve only their master's will.
• Disintegrating
  The Dark Magic binding has failed. Both flesh and necromantic energy slough off the subjects, leaving naught but dust.

Attributes

• Causes Fear
  This unit frightens all enemy units, reducing their leadership when nearby. It is also immune to fear. Fear penalties do not stack.
• Encourage
  This unit provides a leadership bonus to nearby allies. Units within range of both the Lord's aura and an encouraging unit will receive the larger of the two bonuses.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• Undead
  This unit is Undead (does not rout, immune to terror, becomes unstable when {{tr:morale}} is low).

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Armoured & Shielded
  Armoured units can block damage from any source apart from Armour-Piercing damage. Shields have a chance of blocking arrows, bolts, rifle shots and similar small arms fire - but only in a forward facing arc.
• Anti-Infantry
  Anti-infantry units have an advantage against targets that are smaller than a horse. This advantage can be a damage bonus against small targets, superior weight used to smash through lighter enemies, or an explosive attack from range that effects a large area.

Faction Availability
Immortal Empires	The Barrow Legion Lahmian Sisterhood Necrarch Brotherhood Strygos Empire The Silver Host Mousillon Templehof Von Carstein Sylvania Vampire Counts Vampire Counts Vampire Counts Vampire Counts Rebels Waldenhof
The Realm of Chaos	Jiangshi Rebels Sires of Mourkain Caravan of Blue Roses Lahmian Sisterhood Nagashizzar